EPA v. QUANEX CORPORATION, JACKSON, MICHIGAN
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
BEGINNING IN JUNE OF 1995 AND CONTINUING THROUGH APRIL OF 2000, RESPONDENT DISCHARGED TOTAL ZINC, TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS, OIL & GREASE, AND TOTAL RESIDUAL CHLORINE, IN AMOUNTS EXCEEDING THE EFFLUENT LIMITS OF ITS 1989 AND 1998 NPDES PERMITS AND SECTIONS 402 AND 301 OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT, 33 U.S.C. SECTIONS 1342 AND 1311.
Defendants (1)
- QUANEX CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
GERDAU MACSTEEL INC.
3100 BROOKLYN RD., JACKSON, MI, 49203
Registry ID: 110000409843
Statutes cited
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Enforcement conclusions (1)
QUANEX CORPORATION, JACKSON, MICHIGANentered 2001-06-27
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $137,500
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2000-09-22Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2000-10-27Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2001-06-27Final Order Issued
- 2001-08-01Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 32648
- Case number
- 05-2000-0655
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- MMBII
- EPA region
- 05
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 05-2000-0655 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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